Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Case report: severe heat stroke with multiple organ dysfunction – a novel intravascular treatment approach. | Available online http content 9 5 R498 Research Case report severe heat stroke with multiple organ dysfunction -a novel intravascular treatment approach Gregor Broessner1 Ronny Beer1 Gerhard Franz1 Peter Lackner1 Klaus Engelhardt1 Christian Brenneis2 Bettina Pfausler3 and Erich Schmutzhard4 Open Access 1Resident Department of Neurology Neurological Intensive Care Unit Medical University Innsbruck Austria 2Assistant Professor Department of Neurology Neurological Intensive Care Unit Medical University Innsbruck Austria 3Assistant Professor Department of Neurology Neurological Intensive Care Unit Medical University Innsbruck Austria 4Professor and Chairman Department of Neurology Neurological Intensive Care Unit Medical University Innsbruck Austria Corresponding author Gregor Broessner Received 7 May 2005 Accepted 23 Jun 2005 Published 20 Jul 2005 Critical Care 2005 9 R498-R501 DOI cc3771 This article is online at http content 9 5 R498 2005 Broessner et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction We report the case of a patient who developed a severe post-exertional heat stroke with consecutive multiple organ dysfunction resistant to conventional antipyretic treatment necessitating the use of a novel endovascular device to combat hyperthermia and maintain normothermia. Methods A 38-year-old male suffering from severe heat stroke with predominant signs and symptoms of encephalopathy requiring acute admission to an intensive care unit was admitted to a ten-bed neurological intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. The patient developed consecutive multiple organ dysfunction with rhabdomyolysis and hepatic and respiratory failure. .